The arm extends from the shoulder to the wrist, including the upper arm and forearm. Different muscles may work together in intricate ways to help the arm, wrists, fingers, and hands function. Knowing ...

LAS VEGAS — Patients who underwent forearm fasciotomy for treatment of acute compartment syndrome experienced poor outcomes when they had elevated serum creatine kinase, according to results presented ...

Compartment syndrome in the upper arm is an uncommon occurrence. Most of the literature on compartment syndrome describes occurrences in the lower leg and forearm. Although fracture is a common cause ...

Introduction Chronic compartment syndrome is well recognised, although rare in the forearm. In our chronic compartment syndrome clinic, we successfully identified and treated four cases. This prompted ...

Compartment syndrome was suspected immediately due to a hard, noncompressible anterior compartment of the forearm. However, Mr. J did not present as one would expect a person with compartment syndrome ...

Former CNN anchor Miles O’Brien revealed Tuesday that his left forearm was amputated this month after a freak accident led to emergency surgery for a potentially life-threatening condition called ...

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Acute compartment syndrome forces doctors to choose "life or limb." Feb. 26, 2014— -- Two weeks ago, PBS science correspondent Miles O’Brien was on assignment in Japan and The Philippines when he ...

Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT You can try bodyweight exercises to help tone your arms at home without weights.Try ...

Figure 1. Ecchymosis and moderate edema on ulnar side of the elbow. After a high-impact fall, a middle-aged firefighter presents with ecchymosis and fixed flexion in the right arm and hand. A ...

A 40-year-old male sustained an injury to his left arm while playing softball. He was seen in a local emergency room where a diagnosis of a transverse midshaft humeral fracture was made. He was ...